Apple suppliers fear COVID surge over Chinese New Year

Workers offered incentives not to go home as regional cases rise

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- A string of Apple's most important suppliers in China are trying to quash fears of renewed coronavirus outbreaks by offering extra handouts to workers if they do not travel home for the upcoming Lunar New Year festivities.

The companies want workers to stay put and not risk exposing themselves to infections, showing how worries over COVID-19 and labor shortages are plaguing a vital part of the tech supply chain.

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